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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-11more like thismore than 2018-12-11
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Block Grant: Scotland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What assessment he has made of the effect of recent budgetary decisions on the Scottish block grant. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Kerr remove filter
uin 908140 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-11more like thismore than 2018-12-11
answer text <p>At Budget we announced a £700m increase in the Scottish block grant for 19/20 because of the additional money we are spending across the country.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-12-11T14:36:20.75Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4604
label Biography information for Stephen Kerr more like this
982669
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-08more like thismore than 2018-10-08
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Biofuels: Timber more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) proportion of domestic wood production that has been used for fuel purposes in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Kerr remove filter
uin 176539 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-16more like thismore than 2018-10-16
answer text <p>The Forestry Commission published these data in ‘Forestry Statistics 2018’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Deliveries of UK grown softwood, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Woodfuel</p></td><td><p>Deliveries to all markets</p></td><td><p>% of total deliveries used by energy markets</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>10,547</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>10,903</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>10,265</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>10,419</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>10,478</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: industry surveys, industry associations.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Woodfuel derived from stemwood. Includes estimates of roundwood use for biomass energy. The figures are estimated by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics, and make use of wood fuel data reported in the Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey.</li><li>Includes shavings and poles. Quantities for some uses are estimates by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Deliveries of UK grown hardwood, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Woodfuel</p></td><td><p>Deliveries to all markets</p></td><td><p>% of total deliveries used by energy markets</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: industry surveys, industry associations.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures are based on processing industries' purchases of hardwood grown in the UK and estimates for woodfuel and other uses.</li><li>Woodfuel reported here is derived from stemwood and includes estimated roundwood use for biomass energy.</li><li>The apparent increase woodfuel from 2016 to 2017 reflects a new estimate of the level of hardwood deliveries for woodfuel and should not be interpreted as an increase in a single year. This figure is currently under review.</li></ol><p>Other includes round fencing and roundwood exports.</p>
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-16T14:22:06.39Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-16T14:22:06.39Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4604
label Biography information for Stephen Kerr more like this
982670
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-08more like thismore than 2018-10-08
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Biofuels: Timber more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of subsidies provided to renewable technologies burning wood for fuel under the (a) Renewables Obligation Certificate, (b) Contract for Difference, (c) Feed in Tariff and (d) Domestic and Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive in each of the past five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Kerr remove filter
uin 176540 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-16more like thismore than 2018-10-16
answer text <p>The estimated cost of support to renewable technologies burning wood for fuel under three of the schemes in each of the last financial years is shown in the table to the nearest million pounds (in nominal prices). Wood burning is not supported by any technology eligible for support under the Feed-in Tariff scheme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewables Obligation[1]</p></td><td><p>£441m</p></td><td><p>£678m</p></td><td><p>£853m</p></td><td><p>£767m</p></td><td><p>£520m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracts for Difference</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£92m</p></td><td><p>£544m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewable Heat Incentive[2]</p></td><td><p>£50m</p></td><td><p>£138m</p></td><td><p>£239m</p></td><td><p>£295m</p></td><td><p>£408m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For the Renewables Obligation, information is not available on the value of support specifically for renewable technologies burning wood. Therefore, the figures provided are the support for technologies capable of burning wood, but other biomass fuels may have been used. The figures for the Contracts for Difference reflect total payments, including to biomass projects, made during the first two financial years of the scheme’s operation and reported by the Low Carbon Contracts Company, the scheme administrator, in its annual reports. Payments by technology type are not reported separately. Wood fuel burning is subsidised under the Domestic RHI biomass tariff and the Non-domestic tariffs for biomass and solid biomass CHP. This assumes all fuel for CHP is wood, as it is not possible to disaggregate wood fuel for CHP. Other types of solid biomass fuel are also eligible for RHI CHP support.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The Renewables Obligation figures are based on Ofgem’s certificate report as at 23/08/2018 from their Renewables and CHP Register.</p><p>[2] The actual spend may be different, due to delayed submission of meter readings.</p>
answering member constituency Devizes more like this
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-16T16:26:23.723Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-16T16:26:23.723Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
4604
label Biography information for Stephen Kerr more like this
982671
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-08more like thismore than 2018-10-08
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Biofuels: Subsidies more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many recipients of biomass subsidy payments there have been under the (a) Renewables Obligation Certificate, (b) Contract for Difference, (c) Feed in Tariff and (d) Domestic and Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Kerr remove filter
uin 176541 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-16more like thismore than 2018-10-16
answer text <p>The number of individual installations in receipt of biomass support payments in each of the last five financial years is shown in the table. The table includes data for technologies supported by these schemes which generate electricity, heat or Combined Heat and Power from biomass, which is material derived directly or indirectly from plant or animal matter, fungi, algae or bacteria, including wastes and residues of biological origin. The biomass technologies eligible for support under each scheme are set out in the relevant legislation and guidance.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewables Obligation[1]</p></td><td><p>674</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td><p>737</p></td><td><p>855</p></td><td><p>753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contracts for Difference</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feed-in Tariff</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewable Heat Incentive</p></td><td><p>3,416</p></td><td><p>15,663</p></td><td><p>24,145</p></td><td><p>26,701</p></td><td><p>28,497</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] The Renewables Obligation figures are based on Ofgem’s certificate report as at 23/08/2018 from their Renewables and CHP Register.</p>
answering member constituency Devizes more like this
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
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less than 2018-10-16T16:29:51.3Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-16T16:29:51.3Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
4604
label Biography information for Stephen Kerr more like this
982672
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-08more like thismore than 2018-10-08
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Biofuels: Subsidies more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what basis levels of biomass subsidies have been set under the (a) Renewables Obligation Certificate, (b) Contracts for Difference, (c) Feed in Tariff and (d) Domestic and Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Kerr remove filter
uin 176542 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-16more like thismore than 2018-10-16
answer text <p>The basis on which levels of support provided to biomass technologies is calculated varies according to each scheme.</p><p> </p><p>(a) Legislation[1] requires a series of factors to be taken into account when setting Renewables Obligation (RO) support levels, including the generation costs and revenues for each technology; the desirability of securing long-term growth and industry viability as well as costs to consumers and impacts on the market for Renewable Obligation Certificates. The most recent comprehensive review of RO support levels was completed in 2012[2].</p><p>(b) Strike prices awarded to successful projects in Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation rounds are determined through a competitive bidding process[3]. Strike prices for biomass projects that were awarded contracts under the Financial Investment Decision Enabling for Renewables programme, an early form of CfDs, were set out in the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan and Annex B: Strike Price Methodology [4].</p><p>(c) In the last review of Feed-in Tariff levels for Anaerobic Digestion projects undertaken in 2016[5], a return on investment of 9.1% was assumed.</p><p>(d) Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariffs are set to compensate generators for the added cost of renewable heating, over and above what would have been paid otherwise. For a given installation, the lifetime cost of the renewable technology and the alternative system (e.g. oil boiler) are considered. The RHI tariff is then set using an economic model so that the rate of return targeted for the applicant population is achieved over the full lifetime of the heating system.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Section 32D(4) of the Electricity Act 1989, as amended by the Energy Act 2008.</p><p>[2] Renewables Obligation consultation at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewables-obligation-banding-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/renewables-obligation-banding-review</a></p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference/contract-for-difference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference/contract-for-difference</a></p><p>[4] Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan and Strike Price Methodology Annex: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-market-reform-delivery-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-market-reform-delivery-plan</a></p><p>[5] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-support-for-anaerobic-digestion-and-micro-combined-heat-and-power-under-the-feed-in-tariffs-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-support-for-anaerobic-digestion-and-micro-combined-heat-and-power-under-the-feed-in-tariffs-scheme</a></p>
answering member constituency Devizes more like this
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-16T16:30:01.257Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-16T16:30:01.257Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
4604
label Biography information for Stephen Kerr more like this
982674
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-08more like thismore than 2018-10-08
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Timber more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) proportion of (i) virgin wood and (ii) waste wood used in the UK in each of the last five years; and what proportion of each were (A) domestically produced and (B) imported. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Kerr remove filter
uin 176543 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-16more like thismore than 2018-10-16
answer text <p>UK production, imports, exports and apparent consumption are shown in Table 1. Around 80% of wood used in the UK is imported. The volume of waste wood delivered to market is shown in Table 2. Data on the volume and proportion of recycled [waste] wood used over the last 5 years that has been imported is not held. The majority of wood and wood products imported are made from virgin wood.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1. Volume of wood consumed in the UK (millions of cubic meters of Wood Raw Material Equivalent).</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK production<sup>2 </sup></p></td><td><p>Imports</p></td><td><p>Exports</p></td><td><p>Apparent consumption</p></td><td><p>% of wood consumed that is imported</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>42.2</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>46.8</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>53.4</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>49.3</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>10.8</p></td><td><p>49.6</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>56.5</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p>50.3</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2. Deliveries of recycled wood to wood processing and energy markets.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes) used in panels production</p></td><td><p>Deliveries of recycled wood (thousands of tonnes) used for woodfuel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,683</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,152</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,302</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,388</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,583</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018)</p><p>Based on data from: industry surveys, industry associations, UK overseas trade statistics (HM Revenue &amp; Customs) and conversion factors to Wood Raw Material Equivalent (WRME)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Excludes recovered paper.</li><li>UK production of roundwood is estimated from deliveries to wood processing industries and others.</li></ol><p> </p>
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-16T14:01:17.067Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-16T14:01:17.067Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4604
label Biography information for Stephen Kerr more like this
982676
registered interest true more like this
date less than 2018-10-08more like thismore than 2018-10-08
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Timber more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the available supply of UK-sourced virgin and waste wood that has been used for (a) wood panel manufacturing, (b) sawmill products, (c) paper manufacturing and (d) wood fuel in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Kerr remove filter
uin 176544 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-16more like thismore than 2018-10-16
answer text <p>This data is published in Forestry Statistics 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Inputs to Wood-based Panel Mills, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK roundwood<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Sawmill products</p></td><td><p>Imports<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Recycled wood fibre<sup>3,4</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,263</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>3,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,283</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>3,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,334</p></td><td><p>1,687</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,248</p></td><td><p>1,749</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>3,874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,059</p></td><td><p>1,726</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),</p><p>based on data from: Wood Panel Industries Federation</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>UK roundwood derived from stemwood.</li><li>Imports include roundwood, wood products and products from imported wood.</li><li>Recycled wood fibre is wood fibre recovered from both pre- and post-consumer wood waste for use in woodbased panel production. It comprises wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.</li><li>Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Inputs to Wood-based Panel Mills, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK roundwood<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Sawmill products</p></td><td><p>Imports<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Recycled wood fibre<sup>3,4</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,263</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>3,825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,283</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>3,904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,334</p></td><td><p>1,687</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>852</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,248</p></td><td><p>1,749</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>3,874</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1,059</p></td><td><p>1,726</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>based on data from: Wood Panel Industries Federation</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>UK roundwood derived from stemwood.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Imports include roundwood, wood products and products from imported wood.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Recycled wood fibre is wood fibre recovered from both pre- and post-consumer wood waste for use in woodbased panel production. It comprises wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 3</strong> <strong>Inputs for the integrated pulp &amp; paper mills<sup>1</sup>, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>thousand green tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK roundwood<sup>2</sup></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Sawmill products</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>83</p></td><td><p>548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>97</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>101</p></td><td><p>536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>82</p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>61</p></td><td><p>503</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>based on data from: UK Forest Products Association</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Excludes inputs of recycled paper and cardboard. All inputs are softwood.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>UK roundwood derived from stemwood.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 4</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Inputs for woodfuel<sup>1</sup>, 2013-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thousand green tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK roundwood<sup>1,2</sup></p></td><td><p>Sawmill products<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>Recycled wood<sup>4,5,6</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>830</p></td><td><p>2,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>439</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td><td><p>3,679</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>534</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>3,984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>4,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>4,565</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Forestry Statistics 2018 (Forestry Commission, September 2018),</p><p>based on data from: industry surveys, industry associations, Wood Recyclers Association.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Woodfuel derived from stemwood. Includes estimates of roundwood use for biomass energy. The figures are estimated by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics, and make use of wood fuel data reported in the Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>The apparent increase in woodfuel from 2016 to 2017 partially reflects a new estimate of the level of hardwood deliveries for woodfuel and should not be interpreted as an increase in a single year. This figure is currently under review.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>Material reported as sales/use for woodfuel by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers, but may have been used for other purposes.</li><li>Post consumer recovered wood, comprising wood originally grown in the UK and wood originally grown in forests outside the UK.</li><li>Figures for 2014 to 2017 relate to capacity, rather than consumption.</li><li>Quantities are as delivered, with an assumed average moisture content of 25%. To convert to green tonnes (assuming moisture content of 52%), multiply by 1.56.</li></ol><p> </p>
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
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question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) proportion and (b) volume of domestic forestry stock being sold in the UK in the next 10 years. more like this
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answer text <p>The Forestry Commission publish availability forecasts for softwood and hardwood. The proportion of this resource that reaches market will depend on market conditions and the wishes of those that own woodland. In the period 2013 – 2016 annual softwood production varied between 13 and 14 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing compared to a forecast availability of 16.5 millon m<sup>3 </sup>over bark standing. Softwood production in 2017 was 13.3 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing compared to a forecast availability of 17.1 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing.</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 forecast of softwood availability for the forest estate in Great Britain is an average of 15.2 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing per annum over the next 50 years. This availability exceeds current production levels. Current forecasts do not take into account timber that will become available from woodlands that have been recently established and will be established in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>Softwood availability is forecast to reach 18.4 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing in the period 2027 – 2031. Hardwood availability is forecast to reach 3 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing in 2042 – 2046. Current forecasts do not take into account timber that will become available from woodlands that have been recently established and will be established in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Roundwood availability forecasts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>thousand cubic metres overbark standing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual average in the period</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total softwood</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2016</p></td><td><p>4,577</p></td><td><p>1,983</p></td><td><p>9,928</p></td><td><p>16,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2021</p></td><td><p>4,555</p></td><td><p>1,940</p></td><td><p>10,656</p></td><td><p>17,151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2026</p></td><td><p>4,113</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td><td><p>11,346</p></td><td><p>17,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027 - 2031</p></td><td><p>4,145</p></td><td><p>1,553</p></td><td><p>12,700</p></td><td><p>18,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032 - 2036</p></td><td><p>3,916</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td><td><p>12,062</p></td><td><p>17,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037 - 2041</p></td><td><p>3,237</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td><td><p>15,779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042 - 2046</p></td><td><p>2,903</p></td><td><p>1,021</p></td><td><p>9,257</p></td><td><p>13,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047 - 2051</p></td><td><p>2,537</p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td><td><p>8,266</p></td><td><p>11,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2052 - 2056</p></td><td><p>2,259</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td><td><p>8,566</p></td><td><p>12,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2057 - 2061</p></td><td><p>2,853</p></td><td><p>1,373</p></td><td><p>7,966</p></td><td><p>12,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total hardwood</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2016</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2021</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2026</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027 - 2031</p></td><td><p>806</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>1,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032 - 2036</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>1,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037 - 2041</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>1,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042 - 2046</p></td><td><p>2,104</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>3,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047 - 2051</p></td><td><p>1,795</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2052 - 2056</p></td><td><p>1,388</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>2,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2057 - 2061</p></td><td><p>791</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>1,364</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of softwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014), National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of hardwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014)</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The estate of the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales is assumed to be managed according to current management plans; note both Forestry Commission Scotland and Natural Resources Wales intend to cap production below the level set out in this table.</li><li>For softwood, private woodland is assumed to be managed in a way that maximises total production.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>More recent softwood availability forecasts, covering a 25 year period only, are available from the NFI web pages at:</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/" target="_blank">www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/</a></p><ol><li>In private woodland, hardwood harvesting is assumed to be limited to areas with evidence of recent thinning activity. If these woodlands were managed to maximise total production, the forecast would be much higher, as illustrated in the full National Forest Inventory report available at:</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/" target="_blank">www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/</a></p><p> </p><ol><li>An update to these figures is due to be published in 2020.</li></ol><p> </p><p>To convert ‘overbark standing’ into green tonnes multiply by 0.818 (for softwood) and by 0.900 (for hardwood).</p>
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the price of (a) virgin and (b) waste wood in the last five years; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
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answer text <p>The Forestry Commission publish timber prices indices based on sales of sawlogs and standing timber from the public forest estate. No assessment of trends in the price of waste wood is made<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Forestry Commission Timber Price Indices are available online: <a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/timber-statistics/timber-price-indices/" target="_blank">https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/timber-statistics/timber-price-indices/</a></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
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label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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hansard heading Timber more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the security of wood supply in the UK will reach its peak based on current levels of new forestry planting; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling more like this
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answer text <p>The Forestry Commission publish availability forecasts for softwood and hardwood. The proportion of this resource that reaches market will depend on market conditions and the wishes of those that own woodland. In the period 2013 – 2016 annual softwood production varied between 13 and 14 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing compared to a forecast availability of 16.5 millon m<sup>3 </sup>over bark standing. Softwood production in 2017 was 13.3 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing compared to a forecast availability of 17.1 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing.</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 forecast of softwood availability for the forest estate in Great Britain is an average of 15.2 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing per annum over the next 50 years. This availability exceeds current production levels. Current forecasts do not take into account timber that will become available from woodlands that have been recently established and will be established in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>Softwood availability is forecast to reach 18.4 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing in the period 2027 – 2031. Hardwood availability is forecast to reach 3 million m<sup>3</sup> over bark standing in 2042 – 2046. Current forecasts do not take into account timber that will become available from woodlands that have been recently established and will be established in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Roundwood availability forecasts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>thousand cubic metres overbark standing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Annual average in the period</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total softwood</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2016</p></td><td><p>4,577</p></td><td><p>1,983</p></td><td><p>9,928</p></td><td><p>16,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2021</p></td><td><p>4,555</p></td><td><p>1,940</p></td><td><p>10,656</p></td><td><p>17,151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2026</p></td><td><p>4,113</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td><td><p>11,346</p></td><td><p>17,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027 - 2031</p></td><td><p>4,145</p></td><td><p>1,553</p></td><td><p>12,700</p></td><td><p>18,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032 - 2036</p></td><td><p>3,916</p></td><td><p>1,670</p></td><td><p>12,062</p></td><td><p>17,649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037 - 2041</p></td><td><p>3,237</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td><td><p>15,779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042 - 2046</p></td><td><p>2,903</p></td><td><p>1,021</p></td><td><p>9,257</p></td><td><p>13,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047 - 2051</p></td><td><p>2,537</p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td><td><p>8,266</p></td><td><p>11,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2052 - 2056</p></td><td><p>2,259</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td><td><p>8,566</p></td><td><p>12,054</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2057 - 2061</p></td><td><p>2,853</p></td><td><p>1,373</p></td><td><p>7,966</p></td><td><p>12,193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total hardwood</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2016</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2021</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 - 2026</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027 - 2031</p></td><td><p>806</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>1,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032 - 2036</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>1,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2037 - 2041</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>1,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2042 - 2046</p></td><td><p>2,104</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>3,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2047 - 2051</p></td><td><p>1,795</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2052 - 2056</p></td><td><p>1,388</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>2,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2057 - 2061</p></td><td><p>791</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>1,364</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of softwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014), National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of hardwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014)</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The estate of the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales is assumed to be managed according to current management plans; note both Forestry Commission Scotland and Natural Resources Wales intend to cap production below the level set out in this table.</li><li>For softwood, private woodland is assumed to be managed in a way that maximises total production.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>More recent softwood availability forecasts, covering a 25 year period only, are available from the NFI web pages at:</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/" target="_blank">www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/</a></p><ol><li>In private woodland, hardwood harvesting is assumed to be limited to areas with evidence of recent thinning activity. If these woodlands were managed to maximise total production, the forecast would be much higher, as illustrated in the full National Forest Inventory report available at:</li></ol><p><a href="http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/" target="_blank">www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/national-forest-inventory/</a></p><p> </p><ol><li>An update to these figures is due to be published in 2020.</li></ol><p> </p><p>To convert ‘overbark standing’ into green tonnes multiply by 0.818 (for softwood) and by 0.900 (for hardwood).</p>
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